A parasite that lives permanently in the brains of millions may not be as uniformly dormant as scientists once thought.
A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to ...
A common parasite long thought to lie dormant is actually much more active and complex. Researchers found that Toxoplasma ...
A lack of understanding about what scabies is and how it’s treated could be behind the United Kingdom’s sudden spike in cases ...
Most mammals produce their own vitamin C using an enzyme called GULO. Around 60 million years ago, humans lost this ability, ...
If vitamin C stops cancer in its tracks, and being deficient in it can cause scurvy – the disease long associated with ...
Tungiasis is a parasitic skin disease caused by the penetration of the sand flea Tunga penetrans into the skin, predominantly affecting the feet. This condition is prevalent in resource-poor and ...
Ivermectin is used in both animals and humans for parasitic infections. Although fenbendazole is not approved for humans, ...
Pricey deworming remedies are being touted as cure-alls. Even supermodel Heidi Klum gave it a go. But health experts say they’re not what we need ...